Hateshiganai Kyuuka Koigokoro

Hateshiganai Kyuuka Koigokoro

By: TheDisasterousChibi

This chapter is dedicated to Sakky-chan, the wonderful person who kicked my ass into gear and made me continue this story. Don’t Kill Me G!

The Temple: Chaos And Authority


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Kagome stood before the large meeting room that housed the council waiting to be summoned in and announced to the Elders. She chewed on her bottom lip, taking bits of skin between her teeth and then tugging, but never hard enough to shed blood. She thought of nothing other then the wounded youkai. She knew he was in good hands Kashikoi was one of the best healer in Japan.

‘The best human healer’ her mind reminded her

Before that train of thought could go any further a young woman in her early teens called to Kagome. Stopping in front of her the brown haired girl gave a deep bow and said.

“Higurashi-sama, the council will see you know” her message delivered the girl turned to lead the elder woman inside. It looks almost as if the girl didn’t want to look at Kagome.

‘That’s peculiar, am I missing something?’

Kagome thought as she followed the young miko into the council room. The council room was large and spacious, made to be intimidating with its marbles walls and lack of sunlight. This was the place where judgment was passed onto the miscreant humans and mikos alike. It meant to be a friendly place.

The elder mikos, five in total, all sat in tall furnished chairs behind a high wooden wall that reached their waist, it was curved in to serve as a desk as well, for the recording of official documents. Each miko was head of her own Department. Each Miko Elder sat in order, at the furthest left there was Chihiro-sama.

Chihiro-sama, a tall ruff looking woman of sixty, her dark gray hair was kept in a sever tight braid, was Head of the Physical training department. She taught all the mikos the arts of Archery, hand to hand combat, and eventually the art of the blade. Chihiro-sama was dressed in the white haori of all mikos but her purple hakamas marked her as a weapons specialist. Her keen brown eyes never missed anything when it came to her student. Her apprentice and Head Priestess candidate was Kikyo, Kagome’s childhood friend and cousin.

Next to Chihiro-sama sat Riza-sama, this kind elderly lady of sixty-five was plump and radiated a calm serene energy in her aura, she always wore a smile on her aged face, making the lines that much clearer, she kept her mousy dull hair in a simple bun at the base of her head. Her bright, pale, blue hamkamas marked Riza-sama as the Head of the Medical Department, she may not be Head Healer as her old age prevented her from exhausting too much of her powers, but she knew more about herbs and potions then anyone else Kagome knew. It came as no surprise when Riza-sama chose Kashikoi as her apprentice and Head Priestess candidate.

In the middle of the high council enclosed podium sat Head Priestess Mame, a woman who was as devoted to each miko as if they were her own daughters was kind and gentle, but so powerful that she had to keep her energy contained most of the time. Mame-sama was an astounding eighty-three years old. Mame-sama’s midnight blue hakamas marked her as the Head of the Spiritual Department. Mame’s Head Priestess candidate was Kagome herself.

Following Head Priestess Mame there came Aki-sama; she was the youngest of the elders at forty-seven. She was a short tiny woman, who had a mean face to match her personality. The bitter woman’s face was scared from a youkai attack, ironically enough she was the Head of The Youkai Department of the Shikon Temple. She knew all that there was to know about youkai. Aki-sama was a native of the Demon Slayer Village, who taught their children from an early age all about youkai. Hanabi was Aki-sama’s apprentice and Head Priestess candidate, as sweet as her mistress was bitter, Hanabi was a friend to Kagome and a regular at the Temple library.

Finally at the far right sat Cho-sama, the final member of the Elder’s council. Cho-sama was indifferent to all things, stoic and silent she was only comfortable among the thick texts of history that occupied her teaching chambers. She was the Head of The History Department, human, miko and youkai alike, she knew of all major events and battles from memory. Ayame was Cho-sama’s apprentice and Head Priestess candidate.

Al candidates and Heads where present, all but Kashikoi who was currently very occupied at the hospital wing.

“Miko Kagome, one of the chosen, what do you have to say about your actions and your lack of clothing.” came the gentle but stern voice of Head Priestess Mame.

Looking down at herself Kagome saw something she had neglected to note before. All she was wearing were her bindings and the white youkai’s blood. She had been so preoccupied with saving the youkai and then reporting to the council that she didn’t even notice.

Her face heated but she knew that this was not only a report but a test of her abilities under pressure.

Taking a deep breath Kagome began retell the mornings events.


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Darkness surrounded him, opening his eyes Sesshoumaru tried to asses his surroundings his vision was foggy thought slowly it was returning to its normal sharpness. What he saw was not comforting; he was surrounded by Miko’s on every side.

His nose picked up the scent of herbs, Sesshoumaru’s inner beast was still in control and on the defensive, it panicked at the smell of foreign herbs thinking they were about to poison him. So acting only on instinct Sesshoumaru began to lash out at everything and everyone near him.

Jumping off the bed, his blood spilling all over the floor, Sesshoumaru was the picture of the feral youkai beast. His crouched stance and positioned claws dripping with poison, damaging the ground, was a sight that sent shivers down the Mikos backs.

Kashikoi, who was deep into medic mode and knew that she couldn’t let Kagome down, not when she tried so hard to save him from the scene she had seen at the clearing. She would be the only one that would understand.

“We have to restrain him; he’s already lost to much blood. Sakura go get Kagome now, we need her shield” commanded Kashikoi “we’ll hold him off. Go!”

Sakura ran out of the infirmary as fast as her legs could carry her, the sounds of growls and objects crashing on followed her. Taking sharp turns at every corner sometimes tripping over her own feet Sakura managed to make it to the council room almost as if possessed.


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“So then I threatened Suterusu, I said I would call the sisters to my aid and th…”

The loud bang of the doors being thrown open resounded in the marble chamber. A surprised Kagome as well as all the others in the room turned to see the intruder.

Gasping for air Sakura gave the powerful and important people in the room a quick bow and proceded to breathlessly say, “Kagome-sama, Kashikoi is asking for your help the youkai awoke and in destroying the medical wing.

“Oh no, please excuse me great council and honorable chosens” with an equally quick bow Kagome was running at break neck speed to the infirmary. As she got closer Kagome could here the shouts and crashes coming from one of the chambers. A mighty roar came from her white youkai as Kagome ran into the chamber.

“Kagome-chan thank Kami you’re here, put a barrier around him quickly!” Kashikoi was severely out of breath and a little rumpled but other then that she and the other Mikos were fine.

“Kashikoi, I cant he doesn’t have enough strength to resist the purification powers of the shield.” the sight of her youkai standing in a puddle of his own blood pulled at Kagome’s heart strings.

“We have to subdue him or else there is nothing I can do to help.” Kashikoi came to stand in beside Kagome, whose eyes had not left the white youkai.

Suddenly Kagome ran toward the white youkai despite his warning growls for her to stand down. He recognized the sent of the miko from the lake, though it was much stronger now that the water wasn’t deluding it.

When she stood all but three feet in front of him she stopped and created a barrier, the weakest one she could. Then she tried to reason with her white youkai.

“Please calm down, we need to create your wounds or else you’ll die. I’m not going to hurt you so please let me help.” stretching her arms in wide Kagome gave the youkai a clear shot at her heart as a sign of trust. Her gaze never wavered from his ruby one.

The white youkai’s body remained rigid and tense poised for attack as he considered the females words.


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If he accepted her help now it would be different from her intruding as she had at the lake, he would be admitting weakness.

He couldn’t allow it.

The Taiyoukai Sesshoumaru couldn’t allow it.

‘Master we must, the miko speaks true, and even now I can feel what little of our strength is left waning‘ the beast explained to the logic in the language of the inu‘s.

Sesshoumaru locked eyes with the tiny miko before him; her scent did not bear any trace of deception, only of concern. Her blue eyes pleaded with him to let her help him.

‘Master, the miko can be trusted for now. She, at least, deserves an inkling of our trust for what she has done. We owe her a life dept, two if consider this her saving our life again.’

The power of the barrier and his beasts constant babbling were giving the inu Tai youkai a headache, a very dizzying headache. His stance began to waver as he swayed slightly.

“Youkai-san I’m going to let the barrier down now, do I have you r word that you will not harm my sisters and that you will allow yourself to be treated.” the miko said. She must have noticed his sway, the crack in the mask.

For moments that seemed like an eternity Sesshoumaru contemplated his decision. He could not let the Western Lands suffer the loss of another leader so soon. His father had not been dead a century yet. His lands had just begun to stabilized, trade was settled, and the Western lands where prospering.

As The Lord Of The Western Lands he had to put his people before himself.

It was decided.


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Kagome was becoming desperate and was weigh the risks of knocking him out in order to treat him when the white youkai relaxed his posture out of an attack and spoke. The ruby from his eyes fading around the edges. His skin almost blue, the veins visible, he had lost to much blood.

“You alone will treat me Miko. This Sesshoumaru owes you a life debt.” the white youkai, Sesshoumaru said.

“What, but Kashikoi is the Head Healer she would take…”

“No, you or no one else.”

“Okay, I swear Sesshoumaru-san that I’ll do all I can to save you. Now please lie down”

Sesshoumaru began to walk toward Kagome and the futon, his steps swayed and unsteady but determined, that she was stepping over. He stopped a hairs breath away from her and inhaled.

Power.

The Miko smelled of power and Spring flowers.

Then Sesshoumaru promptly fainted from blood loss and over exertion. On top of Kagome causing her to lay flat on her back with a youkai on top of her covering her like a blanket.

“This is not what I meant when I said lay down Sesshoumaru!”

Giggles broke through the one deadly atmosphere of the infirmary as the mikos watched Kagome struggle and squirm to get out from under Sesshoumaru’s heavy weight.


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A/N: I couldnt resist that last part it was begging me to be written. You know the drill next update after I get 5 more reviews.